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Horizontal bar chart showing the 3-year average prevalence of moderate to severe food insecurity (%) across selected South American countries, with Peru, Argentina, and Ecuador having the highest rates and some countries omitted due to missing data.
These plots shows trends in moderate or severe food insecurity across South American countries from 2016–2024. Most countries experienced rising food insecurity over time, with particularly sharp increases in Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. A few countries, such as Brazil and Uruguay, show relatively lower and more stable levels, while Venezuela remains consistently high.
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Adult Population Info
Children Population Info
Here we are comparing the number of overweight vs stunted children
across South America in 2024.Both Colombia and Argentina have similar
population sizes, 53 million and 45 million respectively, yet, Argentina
has a significantly smaller stunted child population
compared to Colombia. Peru, which is 7.8% of the total South
American population, has the second highest group of stunted
children. Since 2022, Brazil has seen a decrease in food
insecurity across the total population. This is reflected in
the number of children that are overweight in the Brazil population,
which could be a product of that trend.